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Definition

An indicator of whether a child has a leaving care plan, as represented by a label.

Components

Data Element (this item)

Representation

This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Leaving Care Plan Label X(50) ".
Data Type CHARACTERSTRING
Format X(50)
Maximum character length 50
Values
Value Meaning Start Date End Date
Permissible Values Yes - planning for leaving care
No - under 15 years
No - see plan for explanation

Comments

A leaving care plan to assist transition from care to independent living must commence from when the young person turns 15 years of age. This count includes people who are aged 15 years on the night of 30 June of the reference year.

Note that in Victoria transition from care planning commences 12 months prior to the intended time the child/young person will leave care—as such, not all children aged 15 years currently require a leaving care plan.

Origin

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2013. Child protection national minimum data set, data collection manual 2012-13. Canberra: AIHW.

Related content

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Input in Derivations 0
Output in Derivations 0
Inclusion in Data Set Specifications 0
Inclusion in Data Distributions 2
As a numerator in an Indicator 1
As a denominator in an Indicator 0
As a disaggregation in an Indicator 0